SAN JOSE—The Bay Area, underpinned by meteoric growth in thetech, semiconductor and biotech industries, has generatedunemployment rates matched only by the late 1990s. Householdformation has surged, yet a lack of housing, primarily multifamilyunits, has pushed vacancy to extremely low levels, according to afourth quarter report by Marcus & Millichap.
With tech's influence continuing to rise in the region, SiliconValley is considered one of the hottest housing markets in thecountry. As a result, developers struggle to keep up with demandfor affordable, transit or freeway-proximate housing with mixed-useelements.
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